Rebecca R. Pallmeyer
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1998 and confirmed by voice vote, Rebecca R. Pallmeyer is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She earned a law degree from University of Chicago Law School in 1979. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1954 · age 72
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1998
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Valparaiso 1976 · University of Chicago Law School 1979
- Succeeded
- William Thomas Hart
- Succeeded by
- Georgia Nick Alexakis
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Northern District of Illinois succeeded William Thomas Hart | Clinton (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Valparaiso University | B.A. | 1976 |
| University of Chicago Law School | J.D. | 1979 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Pallmeyer was assigned 9,841 district-court cases (1984–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 234 days across 8,563 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 279 of Pallmeyer’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 220 were affirmed, 34 reversed or vacated, and 25 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Pallmeyer authored 117 published opinions for the court (1994–2011). Most cited: Dornhecker v. Ameritech Corp. (41 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Dornhecker v. Ameritech Corp. | 99 F. Supp. 2d 918 | 41 |
| 2009 | SKF USA, INC. v. Bjerkness | 636 F. Supp. 2d 696 | 33 |
| 2008 | Centerline Equipment Corp. v. Banner Personnel Service, Inc. | 545 F. Supp. 2d 768 | 32 |
| 2000 | In Re Mexico Money Transfer Litigation | 164 F. Supp. 2d 1002 | 28 |
| 2011 | Tillman v. Burge | 813 F. Supp. 2d 946 | 27 |
| 2005 | Caterpillar, Inc. v. Usinor Industeel | 393 F. Supp. 2d 659 | 26 |
| 2003 | Vineyard Christian Fellowship of Evanston, Inc. v. City of Evanston | 250 F. Supp. 2d 961 | 26 |
| 2007 | In Re Motorola Securities Litigation | 505 F. Supp. 2d 501 | 24 |
| 1999 | Anand v. National Republic Bank of Chicago | 239 B.R. 511 | 22 |
| 2008 | Abbott Laboratories, Inc. v. BioValve Technologies, Inc. | 543 F. Supp. 2d 913 | 21 |
| 2009 | Shames-Yeakel v. CITIZENS FINANCIAL BANK | 677 F. Supp. 2d 994 | 19 |
| 2004 | Howell v. Motorola, Inc. | 337 F. Supp. 2d 1079 | 19 |
| 2004 | In Re Spiegel, Inc. Securities Litigation | 382 F. Supp. 2d 989 | 19 |
| 2001 | Fabri v. Pritikin-Fabri | 221 F. Supp. 2d 859 | 19 |
| 2000 | In Re Zolner | 249 B.R. 287 | 18 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 117 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Rebecca R. Pallmeyer?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Rebecca R. Pallmeyer to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in 1998.
- Was Rebecca R. Pallmeyer appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Rebecca R. Pallmeyer was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Rebecca R. Pallmeyer's confirmation vote?
- Rebecca R. Pallmeyer was confirmed by voice vote on October 21, 1998. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on?
- Rebecca R. Pallmeyer is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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27 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).